Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

Rev. L. ". lllman, with delegations from
his parishes in BIattleboro, Guilford and
Vernon, numbering some 80 in all, attend
ed the annual meeting of the Windham and
Bennington association of Universalists
which was held at Bellows Falls on Tues
day and Wednesday.
Seventeen to sixteen was the score by
which the east side Main street nine defeat
ed the west side in the base ball game Tues
day afternoon. The playing, with the ex-
ccption of one or two innings, was good
The west side nearly won the game in the
ninth inning when they lacked but one Of
tying the score with two men on bases and
but one out. The most noticeable features
of the game were triple play by Reid
Green and Harris, and Richardson's long
drive for two bases. There is a probable
ty that the two sides will play series of
five games
The burial of Jonathan Smith, the we'll
known carpenter, took place at Whining
ton last Sunday afternoon, the body being
attended there by relatives and friends af-
ter funeral services had been held at y A. NJ.
at his late residence on Elm street. He
was man whose quaint, kindly ways made
him many friends and until health and
strength failed him his services were in
constant demand because of the industry.
faithfulness and characteristic Yankee com
mon sense which he brought to all his work.
Post Office Inspector Clark, who was in
town last Monday, will return next Mon
day, when the final arrangements will be
made for the establishment of free letter
delivery on July LIST. 1t is understood that
the services of special clerk are needed
at the post Office to keep track of the appli-
cations for the places of the four carriers
who are to be appointed.
Mr.. Hawley has an advertisement this
week which his customers will find of more
than usual interest.
Barnum's advertising car came to town
Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning
the bill boards were covered with thrilling
counterfets from the Greatest Show on
Earth, while teams carried TO all the sur.
rounding country the exciting news that
the One and Only Barnum is coming Oh
July q.
The Esteyville band had large audience
on Tuesday evening to hear their first open
air concert of the season, given from theil
stand in Fuller park Many people drov,
up in teams from other parts of the village
to enjoy the entertainment, and the boy,
received hattering words of praise from al
who listened.
The new Brattleboro directory has beer
distributed this week. The book grow,
perceptibly in size, the present edition con
tanning some $500 names.
The funeral of Miss Lucena A. Wilson,
daughter of the late Dea. John Z. Wilson
of Wilmington, took place at the home Of
her sister, Mrs. A. L. Buttertield in Estey
vile, last Sunday morning, and, the de
| ceased being IA member of the Woman
| Christian Temperance Union, the local or
ganization attended the services in body
| The remains were taken TO Wilmington fo
| burial
Mrs. B. A Clark and her son VIM. B
Clark are now in Paris and will 20 soon l.
London. They have engaged passage hom
on a steamer which sails ON Aug. 9th.
Edwards & Lillis take an attractive an,
conspicuous way of telling the public il
our columns that their stock of goods com
prises everything that gentlemen want il
the way of hats, fine furnishings and othe
summer goods.
The annual log drive, which has nov
passed McIndoes, contains 80, 600 600 feet
~ 900, 900 feet of which will be left at Bel
lows Falls, and the balance will pass Brattle
horo, en- route To Turner's Falls, Northamu
ton and Hartford.
The announcement which the Wilcox 4
White Organ company make in our column
today, through Miss May Burnham of thi
place, is an interesting one, and will no
escape the attention of people who have
piano down among the things which the
mean to buy.
On Thursday evening the First Regimen
l lo 4 laI Ars
pleasant recognition of the return of on
of its members from his wedding journey
and an hour later they paid ike compl
ment TO Gov Ormsbee and Corporal Tan
ner in front of the Brooks House. Bot
gentlemen spoke briefly in acknowledgment
Of this attention. The Corporal's re
marks kept his audience in prolonge
roar, and for once Col. Hooker, who intro
duced him with the remark that they woul
bring him (the Corporal out "as soon a
they could get his legs ON him, seemed t
have met his match in good natured railler
and repartee.
j. A. Morse and his daughter, Miss Allit
will go to Worcester for visit next Mon
day.
W, II, Kinson has been in Montpelie
this week ON the occasion Of the death an
burial of his brother, NJ. q. Kinson, VIII
for ten years past has been the faithfl
and competent station agent at Barre.
DR.. Meyer, the optician, is at the Brook
House and will remain until next Tuesday
Attention is called TO his advertisement
The doctor announces that he goes mex
month ON his annual visit to Paris.
The convenient tenement into which
l.. Martin has converted his barn will h
occupied by Conductor Severance of tn
narrow gauge road.
A small building is being erected in til
rear of Barrett's machine shop TO contai
the Thompson Houston electric light plant
A 30 horse-pow portable engine belongin
to Smith & Hunt viii be used for the pre-.
ent. The new dynamo has not yet arrived
As soon as the plant is in working orde
the company will be ready 10 supply inca1
descent lights wherever wanted.
A Wilmington party, of which Mr.. G. L
Clary, the electrician, formed one, enjoye
the novelty of a June sugar on snow outin
ON the side of Haystack last Friday, lot
inst, They found a drift Is or 20 fee
long and IA inches deep. With a camp
fire on one side and the snow-drift on ia
other they made satisfactory dispositio
of the supply Of maple syrup which the
had brought along from town
Edward Rabbit of st. Adams, foreman @
the gang of men at work ON the iron bridg
over West river ON the narrow gauge road
had leg broken Thursday afternoon Will
guiding piece of iron weighing a ton as
was being swung into place. The iron wen